Table 3.
The Spearman’s correlation coefficients between serum 25(OH)D and the anthropometric and metabolic parameters are shown according to sex
| Independent variable | Total group (N=264) | Men (n=109) | Women (n=155) |
| Age (years) | -0.077 | -0.065 | -0.072 |
| Weight (kg) | -0.231 c | -0.279 b | -0.330 c |
| Height (cm) | 0.052 | 0.065 | -0.070 |
| WC (cm) | -0.283 c | -0.393 c | -0.299 c |
| WC/Height | -0.307 c | -0.384 c | -0.286 c |
| SBP (mmHg) | -0.159 b | -0.172 | -0.212 b |
| DBP (mmHg) | -0.138 a | -0.204 a | -0.145 |
| % Body fat | -0.339 c | -0.393 c | -0.316 c |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | -0.149 a | -0.296 b | -0.089 |
| T-Chol (mmol/L) | 0.017 | -0.052 | 0.063 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | -0.232 b | -0.385 c | -0.184 a |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.215 b | 0.271 a | 0.310 c |
| HDL-C (mmolL) | -0.084 | -0.038 | -0.124 |
| LDL-C / HDL-C ratio | -0.183 b | -0.205 | -0.259 b |
| T-CHOL /HDL-C ratio | -0.190 b | -0.258 a | -0.256 b |
| Insulin (mUI/L) | -0.281 b | -0.282 a | -0.286 a |
| HOMA – IR index | -0.328 c | -0.433 b | -0.269 a |
| hs CRP (mg/L) | -0.293 b | -0.230a | -0.300 a |
| OGTT Insulin 60’ (μIU/mL) | 0.105 | -0.091 | 0.180 |
| OGTT Insulin 120’ (μIU/mL) | -0.279 | -0.600 | 0.061 |
| OGTT Glucose 60’ (mmol/L) | -0.251 | -0.358 | -0.079 |
| OGTT Glucose 120’ (mmol/L) | -0.334 | -0.636 a | -0.121 |
a p<0.05, b p<0.01, c p<0.001.